Biological Anthropology Midterm

Question 1

The defense POW MIA accounting agency in Hawaii is home too…

Answer 1

Largest Forensic anthropology lab

Question 2

What is an example of a living fossil?

Answer 2

Teeth

Question 3

Human genetics like…

Answer 3

Diversity

Question 4

Many of the challenges that modern American experience with childbirth

Answer 4

Cultural Suggestions

Question 5

Homo Habilus means…

Answer 5

handy-man

Question 6

The agricultural revolution led to…

Answer 6

More food, less quality

Question 7

The study of the human body and specifically criminal contacts is referred to as…

Answer 7

Forensic anthropology

Question 8

Gene flow is…

Answer 8

How genetic move geographically

Question 9

The most well know autrolopithacus is names…

Answer 9

Lucy

Question 10

Neaderthals were well adapted to what enviornment?

Answer 10

The cold

Question 11

The theory of evolution became as famous as it is due to work by…

Answer 11

Charles Darwin

Question 12

Which of the following on its own has leaned to use tool on its own to crack nuts?

Answer 12

Orangatan

Question 13

The four year war was between…

Answer 13

Chimpanzees

Question 14

Ottsy was found with what?

Answer 14

Tattoos

Question 15

A sign of increased carbohydrate intake after the agricultural revolution is increased amounts of dental carries also known as…

Answer 15

Cavities

Question 16

Homo Erectus incredibly made it to what continent?

Answer 16

Australia

Question 17

Scholars from what geographic area were discussion evolution before Charles Darwin?

Answer 17

Middle East

Question 18

One example of an evolutionary mismatch is…

Answer 18

Obstetric Dilemma

Question 19

Austrolopithicas lived in what present day area?

Answer 19

Africa

Question 20

The Naucerima are…

Answer 20

Modern Americans

Question 21

A hypothesis is…

Answer 21

An idea back by data

Question 22

The agriculture revolution took place approximately…

Answer 22

12000 yrs ago

Question 23

Homo Erectus means…

Answer 23

Upright Man

Question 24

Lactate persistance allows some humans to do what through adulthood?

Answer 24

Drink Milk

Question 25

DNA methylation can be interrupted by what?

Answer 25

Corisol

Question 26

Technological specialization such a metal spelting for bronze required...

Answer 26

Surplus time and resources

Question 27

The Grandmother Hypothesis states that grandmothers are crucial for...

Answer 27

Allocare

Question 28

The impact on genetics beyond their simple on and off is called...

Answer 28

Epigenetics

Question 29

Humans have adapted to the point where we can not live without...

Answer 29

Cooked food

Question 30

The bronze age began approximately...

Answer 30

5300 yrs ago

Question 31

The classic evolution genetics is now similar to an on and off switch which is similar to what...

Answer 31

Volume Knobs

Question 32

The domestication of animals led to increased contact to what enormously impactful enviornmental factor

Answer 32

Germs

Question 33

The need for writing occured after the...

Answer 33

Agricultural Revolution

Question 34

We known Neanderthals cared for one another because...

Answer 34

Evidence of healed debilitating wounds.

Question 35

One of the most unique human traits is our intense...

Answer 35

Prosociality

Question 36

Homo Erectus was largely unsuccesful evolutionarily

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Cosleeping is safe and preferable under responible circumstances.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Humans are the fastest distance runners on the planet

Answer 38

True

Question 39

The obstetric dilemma is a hypothesis that says the human babies are born early because of constraint places on pelvis sizes due to bipedalism and the need to run

Answer 39

True

Question 40

We are finished evolving

Answer 40

False

Question 41

Homo Habilus made and used tools

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Sweat glands contribute to our endurance running capabilites

Answer 42

True

Question 43

Babys are born useless and defenseless

Answer 43

False

Question 44

Homo Erectus was capable of sea faring

Answer 44

True

Question 45

People across the world experience PMS differently

Answer 45

True

Question 46

Humans live best on wholey uncooked raw food diets

Answer 46

False

Question 47

Humans are primates

Answer 47

True

Question 48

Homo Erectus masted the use of fire

Answer 48

True

Question 49

Primates are extremely prosocial

Answer 49

True

Question 50

Modern HomoSapien Sapients mated with HomoSapien Neanderthalensis

Answer 50

True

Question 51

Bees within a hive are genetically identical

Answer 51

True

Question 52

Anthropologist can reliable determine sex and gender of human remains

Answer 52

False

Question 53

Stress, anger and frustration can affect DNA methylation

Answer 53

True

Question 54

Bonobos are exclusively monogomous

Answer 54

False

Question 55

Agriculture developed independently in multiple places across the planet.

Answer 55

True

Question 56

Humans are exclusively monogomous

Answer 56

False

Question 57

Humans are apes

Answer 57

True

Question 58

Babies love physical intimacy and positive touch

Answer 58

True

Question 59

Changes made to epigenetic processes can be reversed

Answer 59

True

Question 60

Name something you can learn from a body farm.

Answer 60

- Various ways of decomposition - What a dead body looks like

Question 61

Name four things that are exchanged along with any trade among humans.

Answer 61

- Disease - Language - Sex - Goods

Question 62

Name one adaption that allows humans to run distances well?

Answer 62

-Achilles Tendon - Bipedalism - Big butts - sweat glands - Reward Chemicals

Question 63

Name an impact the agricultural revolution had on health and wellness.

Answer 63

- More food - cavities - More time and resources

Question 64

Describe one archaic hunting method described by humans.

Answer 64

- Atl Atl - Persistence hunting (just keep chasing it_ - Midsummer Method (chase it off a cliff for someone else at the bottom of the hill to finish them off.)

Question 65

Do you think Neanderthals could speak?

Answer 65

-Passes on learning, scafolding learning - cave art - religious events - hyoid bone - mated with homosapien sapients - lived in communities (have to communicate for hunting)

Question 66

Describe Ethnocentrism

Answer 66

- looking at cultures through your worldview - you cultural ways of doing things is right and all others are wrong

Question 67

What are 5 benefits of fire?

Answer 67

- unlocks calories in food - protection againist predators and bugs - community gathering - warmth - tool making